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Naples, Florida For Jobs And Business Is A Good Bet

Our HubPages member missylynnthompson asked for job opportunities in and around her hometown of Naples, Florida. This Hub will present the calculated projections for future employment in her area through 2016, along with the most frequently listed job openings she can access now. Projections come from federal, state, county, and city statistic sites.

A list of the Top Employers in her area is also provided, along with other important information for Naples and the State of Florida.

According to the statistics provided by the job search and trending sites Indeed.com and SimplyHired.com, Naples decreased in job listings through the summer of 2009, but began increasing jobs listed after this Great Recession year.

Job listings in the State of Florida overall have increased and we can determine where the most job opportunities in the state lie.

Some good job opportunities can be found in Naples as well as nearby Fort Myers and Cape Coral. For other cities that offer significant numbers of job openings in America see: The Best 25 Places to Move for Work.

The Naples job market is the #1 City in America for future job growth & expansion.

How to Find a Job In Florida

All of the largest job listings in these leading cities are for professionals in Healthcare and Retail Sales. This is because of the number of retirees that relocate to Florida, traveling and tourism related retail sales, and Medical Tourism. The largest numbers of jobs are open in the following occupations on a short list:

Physical Therapists

Occupational Therapists

Physicians in Internal Medicine

Salespersons

Cosmetics Independent Sales Reps

50 Largest Florida Employers

Some of the largest employers in the State of Florida are located near Naples, right in Fort Myers and Naples.

Lee Memorial Health Systemis the preeminent healthcare system in Lee County, the home of Fort Meyers - Cape Coral. The company operates General and Surgical Hospitals, along with Home Health Care, Marketing Consulting. and Homes for the Elderly. It is the 9th largest employer in the state and the largest job lister for Fort Myers on Internet job search engines like SimplyHired.com and Indeed.com.

At Number 47 on the list of Top 50 Largest Employers in Florida, NCH HealthCare System Foundation is in Naples. It offers all the services of Lee Memorial Health, along with additional Dental Services, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Wholesale Services.

Employment and Business Projections

How Do Projections Add Up? Employment to 2020

Up until the Great Recession Collier County and Naples were described by the local government as a fast-growing area with substantial increases in businesses and residents from 2001 to 2007. By Autumn 2016, this area offered over 11,000 job listings for a market area of a population of about 21,000 total persons of all ages.

The labor force was reported by official county statistics to have grown by 32% by the end of 2009 and was projected to grow by another 18% by 2015, which it did.A number of specific jobs were found to increase substantially with these projections through 2020:

Top 10 Fastest Growing Jobs to 2020

Job titles increasing most in numbers of new jobs in Collier County are estimated by the state to be the following (bold print matches current job listing leaders):

Retail Salespersons

Painters, Construction and Maintenance

Waitstaff: Waiters and Waitresses

Carpenters

First-Line Supervisors in Construction & Extraction

Office Clerks

Landscaping and Grounds-keeping

Registered Nurses (RNs)

Construction Laborers

Food Prep & Service

The Employment Projections for Fort Myers are similar, although Registered Nurses appear much higher on the list, at Number 3.

South of Naples, everywhere is the National Park, National Preserve, and State Forest land, which probably shows a seasonal decline in jobs during the hottest part of the year. Tourism likely increases in autumn and winter.

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TheDisneyVacation

9 years ago

The figures you mention for seeking jobs in Naples has a great potential, but wasn't it affected by the oil spill?

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Patty Inglish MS

9 years agofrom USA and Asgardia, the First Space Nation

As I've replied before, you'd best contact the Chamber of Commerce in the city in which you want to do business. Look up the city of your choice on the Internet and go to their Chamber of Commerce Website and contact them. They should have all the information available.

S K G Rao.

9 years agofrom Bangalore City - INDIA.

I repeat my question,do you have an opening for a south Indian to open a Veg/Herbal Restaurant.Who can help me set shop in the place.

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